Letter to the editor


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Smoking is a right This summer, the University of Michigan became the latest victim in a trend sweeping America. Joining more than 500 universities, Michigan implemented a 100 percent ban on smoking on campus. Is USC next? It sure looks like it. In the latest Graduate and Professional Student Senate meeting, an informal poll showed […]

Programming an important foreign language


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While we’re at school, we’re encouraged to view all fields as equal. Recruiters, however, see things a little differently. The importance of computer science is hard to ignore. It’s the discipline that runs our beloved phones and laptops. It’s the study that allows us to tell hundreds of people what we did last weekend and, […]

Wildfires continue to burn through Texas


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Wednesday marks the 296th straight day of wildfires blazing across Texas. Approximately 181 fires have burned throughout the state this week, torching more than 120,000 acres and 1,000 homes. Record-setting drought and humidity in the state has formed ideal conditions for the raging wildfires, enlisting 2,000 firefighters in an attempt to stop them. The fires […]

Legacy continues with American Pie reunion


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It’s been more than 10 years since the East Great Falls class of 1999 walked the halls together and nearly a decade since the last movie, American Wedding, hit theaters. Now the original cast of American Pie is coming together for a good ol’ fashioned high school reunion. Set to be released in April 2012, […]

Willie Nelson, Chipotle collaborate for environmental ad


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Every so often a motion picture, video short or ad campaign successfully combines audio and visual to create an awe-inspiring product. Chipotle has recently been added to that list of successful endeavors. The franchise, collaborating with Willie Nelson, has released a two-minute advertisement supporting sustainable farming in today’s agribusiness world. While the environmental message comes […]

Fox causes stir with controversial video


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“Let’s give the Conference’s two newest members a good, old-fashioned, All-American welcome!” begins Bob Oschack’s September 2 clip on Fox Sports. In a distasteful segment aired Sept. 2, Fox Sports “welcomed” Colorado and Utah to the newly formed PAC-12. The video, which aired on their Sports homepage and was quickly added to YouTube and Hulu, […]

Road to Seoul is go-to Korean BBQ


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A mere 10-minute drive from USC lies the Road to Seoul in Koreatown. Though the restaurant’s name would have you prepped for an epic journey as you walk through their front doors, the Road to Seoul relies more on service than atmosphere to bring its patrons the best Korean BBQ around. Korean BBQ, for those […]

Bill to speed up stadium proposal goes to assembly


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A bill to expedite legal hurdles for creating a new Los Angeles football stadium passed two California State Assembly committees and has been submitted to the legislative floor on Wednesday. The California Assembly has four days to vote on the bill on the proposed $1.2 billion downtown stadium by Anschutz Entertainment Group. Environmental groups, however, […]